Would Congress count an electoral vote cast for an individual who was not a presidential or vice-presidential candidate?
Congress has always counted electoral votes for individuals who were not candidates, with one exception: if a candidate cannot meet (or no longer meets) the Constitutional requirements to serve in the office, Congress has voided electoral votes cast for that person. This last occurred in 1872 when Horace Greeley, the Democratic Party presidential candidate died after Election Day, but before the electoral votes were counted. Although Greeley received some electoral votes, Congress declared them void.
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